Tom's Girl (Ste Therese)
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#1: Tom's Girl (Ste Therese) Author: MiaLocation: London PostPosted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 12:01 pm


Tom Evans whistled as he crossed the fields from his father’s farm on his way to Plas Gwyn, a bunch of fresh spring flowers in his arms. Life was good, his mother’s cough was better, the lambs had all been born with none of the usual complications and tonight, well, wasn’t he taking his girl out for a walk and a nice quiet drink in the Howells Arms?

He couldn’t stop the grin that crossed his face when he thought of Anna. Not pretty in the conventional sense, maybe, as his brother had said, a remark that had won him a black eye for his trouble, but she was a great girl and he had already made up his mind.

He smoothed his hair down with his hand as he approached the house, hoping that the Doctor and his wife were out and he could maybe sit with Anna in the kitchen for a while.

Anna herself was tired; she had been busy that day, however she was looking forward to seeing Tom and spending some time with him. He was a nice young man, if a little rough around the edges, as she had heard the Herr Doktor say to the Mistress and very handsome, with his dark hair and eyes.

Thus lay the reason that Anna, fully aware of and completely resigned to her own lack of beauty, was fussing over her appearance in a way that was completely alien to her. She had pressed her good dress and shined her shoes until her arm ached, and now she was peering into the mirror in her tiny slip of a room, wishing that she didn’t have such dark rings under her eyes, that her thick glasses accentuated so dreadfully. No matter how much she tried, she couldn’t shake the feeling that she just wasn’t attractive enough for him.

“Anna!” She looked up as the triplets ran into her room, giggling. “We’ve got a present for you!”

“A present for thy Anna?” She smiled at them, “What then, is it, my little flowers?”

“Toffee!” Margot cried, handing it over, narrowly missing Anna’s dress with sticky hands.

“Mamma brought it for you,” Connie added, solemnly. “But it’s a pwesent from us three – an’ Steve too.”

“Why, thank you.” Anna smiled at them and put the box of toffee on the small table next to her bed.

“Anna, you looks pwetty.” Len said, the surprise evidence in her baby voice. “Pwetty dress!”

“Girls! What are you doing?” Joey came in, and shooed the triplets out. She didn’t comment on how Anna looked, but she did wish her a pleasant evening with a smile.

“Anna,” he greeted her with a smile and thrust the flowers into her hands, thinking how she made the seven-mile tramp from Haylings worthwhile, “You look lovely.”

“Oh, Tom, they are beautiful,” Anna took them and placed them in a vase, her eyes shining. Tom smiled to see her pleasure and wished he had brought her roses instead of wildflowers.

“I thought we could walk up the Medbury Road, it’ll be quiet at this time. I don’t think there’ll be an air raid, but if there is we can use the public shelter. What do you think?”

Anna nodded, shyly and he grinned at her and took her hand.

Neither of them was chatty by nature and Anna was always conscious of her thick Austrian accent, although he had never commented on it. As they walked in the vague direction of Medbury, he slung an arm around her shoulders, which she rather liked, and drew her closer, telling her a story about the new lambs at the farm.

“I’d like to see them,” Anna smiled, as he paused to light his cigarette.

“You could come round on Wednesday for tea, I’m sure Ma wouldn’t mind,” he frowned briefly.

Oh yes, she would, Anna thought to herself, but she wasn’t about to remind him about Mrs Evans’ hostility to her at their one and only meeting.


Last edited by Mia on Tue Apr 04, 2006 12:09 pm; edited 1 time in total

 


#2:  Author: LizBLocation: Oxon, England PostPosted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 12:04 pm


Thanks, Mia

*wondering what happened in that meeting with Mrs Evans*

Looking forward to more Very Happy

 


#3:  Author: KateLocation: Ireland PostPosted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:46 pm


Thanks Mia! I'd really wanted to hear Anna's story.

 


#4:  Author: LadyGuinevereLocation: Leicester PostPosted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:18 pm


I do hope we get to hear what happened with Mrs. Evans!

 


#5:  Author: aitchemelleLocation: West Sussex PostPosted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:55 pm


I'm also hoping there's more! Thank you Mia! Very Happy

 


#6:  Author: RóisínLocation: Gaillimh, Eire PostPosted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 5:24 pm


Oooh I just found this and it is *really* good - please write some more soon Mia! *offers box toffee as bribe*

 




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